Lavell’s Four-Week Khemetic–Ifá Initiation Path
followed by One Full Year as Iyawo on the Mat
KNOW. ALIGN. INITIATE. EMBODY. SERVE.
Ancestors • Lineage • Neter • Orisha • Spirit
The four-week period establishes the sacred foundation, prepares the necessary implements and initiatory relationships, and guides Lavell through Devotion, Power, Wisdom, and Priesthood. The following year is the period in which the initiation is practiced, tested, disciplined, integrated, and demonstrated.
Auset • Yemaya • Het-Heru • Oshun • Amen • Ausar • Obatala
Gate I: Ilekes — Devotion & Sacred Identity
Herukhuti • Ogun • Sebek • Eshu • Geb • Ochosi • Heru • Shango
Warrior reception remains dependent upon divination.
Gate II: Warriors — Protection, Direction & Structural Power
Tehuti • Orunmila • Sekert • Olokun
Hand of Ifá or related implements are received only when confirmed through divination and appropriate lineage protocol.
Gate III: Wisdom — Tehuti, Orunmila & the Oracle
Nekhbet • Iyami • Uatchet • Oya • Sheps • Egungun
When confirmed through divination and elder review, the week culminates in Priesthood Initiation / Crowning.
Gate IV: Priesthood — Initiation, Crowning & Entry onto the Mat
The crowning begins the formation; it does not complete it. The one-year period translates the four-week initiation into disciplined priestly embodiment.
Auset / Yemaya — Transformational Devotion
Personal discipline, altar work, prayer, offerings, character development, observation and adjustment to initiated consciousness.
Herukhuti / Ogun — Warrior Current
Boundaries, reliability, sacrifice, sacred responsibility, spiritual protection, service and correct use of power.
Tehuti / Orunmila — Accessing Infinite Wisdom
Odu study, Koleoso, divination practice and ethics, journaling, interpretation, memory, sacred speech and ethical counseling.
Royal Service — Priesthood as Responsibility
Ancestor service, ritual preparation, community service, teaching, maintenance of sacred implements, Neter–Orisha correspondence and responsible leadership.
Approximately one year after initiation, Lavell undergoes Divination • Elder Review • Demonstration • Reflection • Priesthood Confirmation. Completion is based on demonstrated character, knowledge, ritual discipline, divination development, service, responsibility and spiritual maturity—not simply the passage of time.
The four weeks open the door.
The year teaches Lavell how to walk through it.
All initiations, implements, elevations and transitions remain subject to divination and appropriate priestly determination.
